Wildlife rescuers aid birds suffering from heatstroke in Pakistan

Wildlife rescuers help birds hit with dehydration, heatstroke survive Pakistan's hotter summers

Cradling an Asian koel in his hands, wildlife officer Zaheer Ahmed gently stretched its wings as part of a health checkup to rehabilitate birds hit with dehydration or heatstroke in Islamabad. Pakistan, which is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change, experienced its second-warmest year since 1960 in 2025, according to government data. Temperatures in Islamabad this summer have pushed past 40°C. This photograph taken on July 10, 2026 shows a pigeon dri...

By none@none.com (AFP)